PART IV — ELECTRONIC FILING, SERVICE, FEES, PRIVACY, AND DOCUMENT FORM
Rule 37. Covers, captions, required components, and certificates
Cover
The first page of every filing must state:
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF RIDGEWAY;
the Supreme Court case number, or NEW MATTER if none exists;
the complete caption;
the originating tribunal and originating case number, if any;
the exact document title;
the party or position supported;
the filing code used;
the name and status of the signer;
lead electronic counsel and State Bar identifier, or Self-Represented; and
PUBLIC, REDACTED, SECURE ALTERNATE SUBMISSION, or another Court-approved access marking.
Required organization
Unless a Rule supplies a different order, a substantive filing must contain, as applicable:
questions presented or relief requested;
parties and related proceedings;
jurisdiction and timeliness;
governing constitutional, statutory, regulatory, or rule text;
procedural history;
facts with record citations;
preservation and standard of review;
summary of argument;
argument under descriptive headings;
a precise conclusion;
signature;
word-count certification;
privacy and access certification; and
service statement or proof.
Tables
A filing longer than 1,500 words or five pages of substantive text must include a table of contents and table of authorities with the page of each citation. “Passim” may supplement but not replace page references.
Parties, affiliations, and conflicts
An initiating filing and each principal brief must disclose:
every party in the proceeding below;
each related proceeding;
any Ridgeway entity, Roblox group, government office, law firm, or person with a direct financial or organizational interest in the outcome;
any change in public office affecting a party;
any known fact requiring a Justice’s recusal; and
for an entity, its controlling person or parent organization when relevant.
The disclosure must be updated promptly.
Citations
A citation must identify a stable legal or record source. Ridgeway statutes should use the official form, for example 3 R. Stat. § 121.106. Constitutional citations should use article and section. Cases should use the State Reporter citation when available. A hyperlink may supplement but not replace a citation.
Proposed order
If a proposed order is requested, it must be a separate PDF document within the same filing, plainly marked PROPOSED—NOT AN ORDER.